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Fighting for the rights of the motoristThu, 05 Nov 2015 12:10:41 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.27Boris Johnson’s Transport for London (TfL) stings motorists with 553,000 Penalty Charge Noticeshttps://penaltychargenotice.co.uk/boris-johnsons-transport-for-london-stings-motorists-with-553000-penalty-charge-notices/
https://penaltychargenotice.co.uk/boris-johnsons-transport-for-london-stings-motorists-with-553000-penalty-charge-notices/#commentsTue, 10 Sep 2013 13:03:47 +0000http://pcnwp.blend-dns.co.uk/?p=1044In the latest figures released showing the number of Penalty Charge Notices (PCN’s) issued by London’s councils and Transport for London (TfL) it is Boris’s TfL which issued the most fines in London for the first time. They issued an incredible 553,000 pcn’s in the year ending 31st March 2013 (figures just out) which was 67,000 more than last year. At face value that is £72m. TfL accept that they have been more ruthless and say that they have increased enforcement at peak hours. At a time when the Government is trying to get enforcement authorities to stop using the motorist as a cash cow TFL are happy to just issue as many PCN’s as possible. In one loading bay in Finchley road they are issuing over 12,000 pcns a year. We have met them twice there to try and get them to spend money on making the restrictions clearer but rather than spend some money on better signage they spent over £13,000 on upgrading their enforcement camera – yes it is true. Shame on you Boris, you criticised Ken for his “mountain of fines” and when you took office you reduced the number of PCN’s in the first year [...]

]]>https://penaltychargenotice.co.uk/boris-johnsons-transport-for-london-stings-motorists-with-553000-penalty-charge-notices/feed/0Transport for London issues 11,880 tickets in one year in a small stretch of road with illegal signagehttps://penaltychargenotice.co.uk/transport-for-london-issues-11880-tickets-in-one-year-in-a-small-stretch-of-road-with-illegal-signage/
https://penaltychargenotice.co.uk/transport-for-london-issues-11880-tickets-in-one-year-in-a-small-stretch-of-road-with-illegal-signage/#commentsSun, 22 Apr 2012 11:49:53 +0000http://pcnwp.blend-dns.co.uk/?p=1004The road is Finchley road London NW3 and transport for London have issued £1.5m of fines in the last year alone. We met them there 3 years ago to point out that their signage was confusing and illegal. They stopped enforcement for a while but then started up without making any alteration to the signage. They must know that the signs are confusing due to the number of tickets they are issuing. Many of the signs point the wrong way. This is disgraceful conduct on the part of TFL. Even more unbelievable is that rather than install compliant signage which would cost a few hundred pounds they are installing a 4th Camera at a cost of thousands of pounds to catch even more motorists. See full piece in the London Evening Standard. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/transport/15m-fines-on-100yard-stretch-of-road-7664630.html

]]>https://penaltychargenotice.co.uk/transport-for-london-issues-11880-tickets-in-one-year-in-a-small-stretch-of-road-with-illegal-signage/feed/0TFL to introduce parking charges on London’s red routeshttps://penaltychargenotice.co.uk/tfl-to-introduce-parking-charges-on-londons-red-routes/
https://penaltychargenotice.co.uk/tfl-to-introduce-parking-charges-on-londons-red-routes/#commentsMon, 15 Aug 2011 13:35:18 +0000http://pcnwp.blend-dns.co.uk/?p=913Westminster Council has just announced plans which we think will alienate their residents, keep visitors away and harm businesses in the central London Area. Subject to a short consultation period they plan to introduce Sunday Charging in the areas around Oxford Street, Bond Street, Mayfair, Piccadilly, Leicester Square and Covent Garden. In most of these areas they will also extend charging into the evening and possibly until midnight. Motorists will not be able to park on single yellow lines. Westminster say they are doing this to meet the competing needs of various users and to meet the challenges of the Olympics. We have seen evidence that seems to suggest that it may be for revenue raising purposes which would be illegal. Permalink. We urge everyone to coment on the proposals or attend one of the workshops they are holding. Visit to www.westminster.gov.uk/parking

]]>https://penaltychargenotice.co.uk/tfl-to-introduce-parking-charges-on-londons-red-routes/feed/0Transport for London (TFL) to introduce parking charges on London’s red routeshttps://penaltychargenotice.co.uk/transport-for-london-tfl-to-introduce-parking-charges-on-londons-red-routes/
https://penaltychargenotice.co.uk/transport-for-london-tfl-to-introduce-parking-charges-on-londons-red-routes/#commentsMon, 15 Nov 2010 14:42:56 +0000http://pcnwp.blend-dns.co.uk/?p=942Following the comprehensive spending review Boris Johnson’s transport for london is set to introduce parking charges on bays on it’s red route network. We say that this will harm businesses and alienate the motorists who may well consider this just another tax on them during very difficult times. The levying of parking charges by local authorities in order to raise revenue may well be illegal. The 1984 road traffic act is clear in that parking charges and enforcement cannot be used to raise revenue and a high court case Cran vs Camden Council many years ago confirmed that parking charges cannot be levied with the intention of raising revenue. It may well be that a motoring group or retailers group decide to mount a legal challenge if the mayor decides to pursue this. We hope that the mayor will decide to abolish these plans.

]]>https://penaltychargenotice.co.uk/transport-for-london-tfl-to-introduce-parking-charges-on-londons-red-routes/feed/0The £2m traffic camera which has snared 16,123 drivers in three monthshttps://penaltychargenotice.co.uk/the-2m-traffic-camera-which-has-snared-16123-drivers-in-three-months/
https://penaltychargenotice.co.uk/the-2m-traffic-camera-which-has-snared-16123-drivers-in-three-months/#commentsMon, 26 Jul 2010 15:20:19 +0000http://pcnwp.blend-dns.co.uk/?p=953Britain’s most profitable traffic camera has raked in almost £2 million in just three months after catching out motorists confused by a diversion. The single camera is earning a staggering £150,000-a-week from unwitting drivers who stray into a street filled with temporary bus and taxi lanes. The camera earns as much in a week as England and Chelsea football star John Terry – the country’s best-paid footballer – and is driving motorists mad. If it stays in place for 12 months, the camera – in Victoria, Central London – is on track to issue fines totalling a staggering £8 million. Lucrative: How the traffic camera at Victoria earns its £150,000 a week So far, 16,123 drivers have been hit with fines of £120 each at the diversion near Victoria rail station – one of the capital’s busiest junctions – swelling Transport for London (TfL) coffers by more than £1.9 million. The junction is used daily by thousands of motorists – many of them strangers to the capital dropping off or collecting people at the rail station and neighbouring Tube station. Even though large temporary red signs warn drivers of the diversion off busy Vauxhall Bridge Road, motorists still see permanent signposts for Victoria [...]